News

31 Oct

ECO P.E.I. is calling on the provincial government to pass anti-SLAPP legislation, protecting public participation and free speech. This law would stop lawsuits aimed at silencing people on important issues, already in place in Ontario and B.C.  MLAs are showing support, recognizing the need to defend free expression and public...

10:21 / News
18 Jul

Watershed groups across PEI are monitoring for late blight spores in potato fields, a collaborative effort funded by the PEI AgriWatershed Partnership. This program aims to reduce agricultural runoff and build relationships between farmers and watershed communities. Using spore traps, groups like the Winter River-Tracadie Bay Watershed Association collect and analyze...

14:14 / News
18 Jul

Charlotte Large, project manager at the P.E.I. Watershed Alliance discusses watershed groups' efforts to combat anoxic events by collaborating with farmers to reduce nutrient runoff. 🌿💧 The alliance, which represents 25 watershed groups across the province, works to prevent harmful algae blooms and oxygen depletion in estuaries. 🌱 Education and outreach are...

14:12 / News
07 Feb

by Vivian Ulinwa published on Monday, February 5th, 2024, in The Guardian (online) A grazing workshop for P.E.I. farmers held in O'leary on Jan. 25 aimed to promote pasture management and increase yield for local farmers. The living lab workshop was a partnership between Agriculture and Agri-food Canada and the East-prince Agri-environment...

12:02 / News